‘Want to go in peace’: Spanish gang-rape survivor dies by euthanasia after 18-month legal battle with father

[ad_1] A 25-year-old Spanish woman, Noelia Castillo, died by euthanasia on Thursday in Barcelona after a prolonged legal fight, including against her own father, for the right to end her life.Castillo, who had been paralysed from the waist down following a suicide attempt in 2022, chose assisted dying to escape years of physical pain and […]

Who was Ludwig Minelli? Man who fought for ‘right to die’; ends life through assisted death at 92

[ad_1] Ludwig A Minelli (AFP photo) Head of the Swiss right-to-die group Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, has died through an assisted death, the organisation has confirmed. Minelli, who founded Dignitas in 1998, died on Saturday, just days before his 93rd birthday. The group said he spent his final years looking for new ways to help people […]

France’s lower house backs assisted dying bill | World News

[ad_1] PARIS: France’s lower house on Tuesday approved a right-to-die bill in the first reading, the initial step in a lengthy process that could grant patients medical assistance to end their lives in clearly defined circumstances.“The National Assembly’s vote on legislation concerning the development of palliative care and assisted dying is an important step,” President […]